U.S. Men's National Team plays to draw with Panama in Gold Cup opener

Panama forward Gabriel Torres (9) moves the ball while defended by United States defender Matt Besler (5) during the second half of their Gold Cup game.(Photo: Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY Sports)

NASHVILLE (AP) — For the first time ever, the United States failed to win its CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.

Blame this disappointing result on an inability to protect a lead.

Dom Dwyer scored for the second straight game but Miguel Camargo’s goal gave Panama a 1-1 tie Saturday, ending a streak of 13 straight wins by the Americans in their opener of soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean championship.

Camargo’s 60th-minute goal capped a dominant 10-minute stretch for Panama after Dwyer had put the U.S. ahead.

After getting a goal in his American debut last weekend against Ghana, the England-born Dwyer scored in the 50th minute with a left-footed shot from 9 yards that went in off the far post. Dwyer, the husband of U.S. women’s team forward Sydney…